From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8A08C48BE6 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2021 01:40:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7BF0610A1 for ; Sat, 12 Jun 2021 01:40:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230103AbhFLBmA (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:42:00 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:60680 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229622AbhFLBmA (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:42:00 -0400 Received: from mail-oi1-x22f.google.com (mail-oi1-x22f.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::22f]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AC7F8C061574 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:39:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by mail-oi1-x22f.google.com with SMTP id q10so3487798oij.5 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:39:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to:references:subject :mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=m0a8EGSBL87xaV5Q+nO+VJ4hbKTYOqhcTmFA6c7JTqs=; b=En2yMcrEvXbP7V55UHr303vk1f0RLgatoEvf7KEie/G/Pd8su5fe6rImIoKX86jIY3 TCkQBD79/IgitPJYK2f21UaDNuS0Niyag96TedtLs+/wc0FwU+bmZCegXptxQaCQ0VjL hO79sGsjj8OWup31baXh+15Hoe9GzMdyCjFJfAb54ANGNIRLTOiUpzXaymbJxSAaJlz0 a2pZx/mNUFb2hKp7GOKRy8WJgwph1tu5wmrNEvxJicF1Ts/MX4jz8T2nSXiJnZ9Gv3Tu XYpKczCfK6uJ6Rua4W+rtPZDCe0lS+IxeKsHnU38m0q1jGBCyGazDoVjhB13kuu/NBp2 bAMg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:message-id:in-reply-to :references:subject:mime-version:content-transfer-encoding; bh=m0a8EGSBL87xaV5Q+nO+VJ4hbKTYOqhcTmFA6c7JTqs=; b=E7kjvBtaJP/TrrUrbtf8FQfX6Dku9qC0Y+zYmPE4hcJEeg7g0RMEQLXOcVPkFiUx1s Fx1E1l/BctEEQFJqanEZ2w5Q2ZPLveFXnksuyE4O/AmWGEPOy+XFbX9EK4/JbTgxazxp qPx0LURL2sU0JYv2HYMIXwUDTh3Woz9J0Dgtll8Ubfr3gNJaeHhyx6DLD+UWnI0gkEpq YtXNHDNdatnnOsvBVi8Z4BSRFRLyXDxz3ahUs+tyS6D5cnJyBfXQMLnWriI2v4OFfeLv xRAC9zP8d3hG1G1gi+ERf86W0NYAXUPFmg+sbK+zSfYwpeHu//jUXnWNunWRmA7ysD3X Y23A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532nLyo7k8f7Byb2kijvnRzzRjApWYUPoijwc8iwQiDDFvj2VE98 xp56EBMsMWUPI1LTx3re15U= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJya2VJoLXBA4GFrFBGoCjWJY5rlzfJKeepX4chfmmIDn5rd6havVCbOmitA+0ndZYS18FhFPw== X-Received: by 2002:aca:e142:: with SMTP id y63mr4199980oig.57.1623461982224; Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:39:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (fixed-187-188-155-231.totalplay.net. [187.188.155.231]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id x13sm1638369ote.70.2021.06.11.18.39.41 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 11 Jun 2021 18:39:41 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:39:40 -0500 From: Felipe Contreras To: Bagas Sanjaya , Felipe Contreras , git@vger.kernel.org Cc: =?UTF-8?B?w4Z2YXIgQXJuZmrDtnLDsCBCamFybWFzb24=?= , Junio C Hamano , Derrick Stolee Message-ID: <60c4105c2de76_bd9208d2@natae.notmuch> In-Reply-To: <57c48ef2-7fac-4d3f-e74b-a3ad44c49480@gmail.com> References: <20210611202819.47077-1-felipe.contreras@gmail.com> <57c48ef2-7fac-4d3f-e74b-a3ad44c49480@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Avoid gender pronouns Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Bagas Sanjaya wrote: > Hi Felipe, > > On 12/06/21 03.28, Felipe Contreras wrote: > > The latest solution looking for a problem [1] is to use the actively > > debated among linguists singular "they" [2]. > > > > Leaving aside the linguistic intricacies that not all singular "they" are > > equal [3], and the overwhelming sentiment that these kinds of political > > discussions don't provide value for this community [4], the "issue" can > > be easily solved by simply using different wording. > > > > - The reviewer herself > > + The reviewers themselves > > > > Problem solved. > > So this patchset avoids any gender pronouns by changing single subject > to many objects (plural), right? That is just one example. A good writer like a good programmer uses different tools for different situations. Another tool used in this patchset is to make use of the passive voice: she made a mistake -> a mistake was made. Another is singular "they" (but used properly). And another is to just completely reword the offending sentence. Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras